Maui Business

MEO Business Development Corp. (MEO BDC), an affiliate of Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc., will present a series of night-time classes for entrepreneurs during the months of January-February.

The PGA TOUR and Hawai’i Tourism Authority (HTA) announced a four-year extension of their Official Marketing Partnership that will continue to help promote the state’s golf industry through 2014.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Becker Communications, a prominent Honolulu-based PR firm, will give away $25,000 worth of pro-bono public relations services during 2011.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court statistics show that 2010 filings at the Hawaii District Court are up almost 29% for Maui County and 28% for Hawaii as a whole year-over-year.

The Hawai‘i Hotel & Lodging Association (HHLA) recently announced the appointment of former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann as president of the statewide membership organization, effective January 1, 2011. He replaces Murray Towill who retired from the post in August of this year.

Mayor Alan Arakawa recently named Karen Arakawa to the position of Small Business Advocate at the Maui County Business Resource Center located at the Maui Mall.

Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. announced last week that its common stock began trading as a publicly under the ticker symbol HWLT.

For the week ending December 25, 2010, 35 percent fewer people filed unemployment claims in Maui County over the same period last year.

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Wednesday issued a final decision on Hawaiian Electric Company’s 2009 rate request. That decision is expected to result in a small credit for Oahu electric customers and implementation of a new rate setting method called “decoupling”. For Maui Electric, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Company, decoupling will come a little later when the PUC issues pending rate case decisions.

The State Council on Revenues yesterday announced an increase in the projection for collective tax revenue growth for fiscal year 2011 from 2% to 3% or $43.6 million.

The Hawaii State Auditor criticized the Hawaii Tax Dept for its lack of planning and fractured management saying that it undermines the State’s tax collection.

The fast-casual Hawaiian restaurant L&L Franchise Inc., known on Maui as L&L Drive-In, was recently listed on two Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2011 Franchise 500 lists.

At newly-named Makena Beach & Golf Resort, General Manager and Landmark Hotels Group Senior VP, Shawn Sweeney recently announced two key appointments and opened one new restaurant.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority President/CEO Mike McCartney stated today that November was another strong month for visitor arrivals and expenditures on all island; 2011 tourism momentum expected to continue.

Maui was honored with the Best Hawaii Destination and Hawaii as the Best U.S. Destination at Travel Weekly’s 8th Annual Readers Choice Awards New York gala

The 9th Annual High Tech Maui Holiday Career Fair happens December 29 from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Malcolm Center in the Maui Research & Technology Park. This Wednesday, the Holiday Career Fair will offer local applicants a unique opportunity to meet and discuss their qualifications in person with top science and technology personnel. […]

Public trading of began today for Hawaiian Telcom common stock. The move toward becoming a public company is part of a reorganization plan

The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) estimates that up to 18,000 unemployed individuals in Hawaii may receive a total of $340 million dollars in benefits due to the extension of EUC.

A new report released yesterday indicates the high-performing activities in Hawaii’s targeted industry portfolio accounts for about 69,600 jobs; 9.0% of all civilian jobs in 2010.

Hawaii livestock brand owners have until December 31, 2010 to re-register their brands with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) or risk losing their brands.